1. Symon Gould was an American politician and vegetarianism activist.
10 Facts About Symon Gould
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Symon Gould was the co-founder of the American Vegetarian Party, formed in 1948.
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Symon Gould was the founder of the International Film Arts Guild, based in New York City.
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Symon Gould is credited with boosting the "art house theater" movement by his screenings at the Cameo Theatre in New York.
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Symon Gould died in of cancer at Roosevelt Hospital in 1963.
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In 1948, Symon Gould co-founded the American Vegetarian Party with John Maxwell, a naturopathic physician and restaurateur.
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Symon Gould was their candidate for President of the United States in the 1960 and 1964 presidential elections.
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Symon Gould was secretary of the Vegetarian Society of New York and urged the government to take vegetarianism into account under any rationing plan during World War II.
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In 1946 in New York City, Symon Gould moderated a debate sponsored by the League for Public Discussion on meat eating versus vegetarianism.
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Symon Gould was a promoter of Herbert M Shelton's American Natural Hygiene Society.